From: "Robert W. Walker" Received: from p3plwbeout04-04.prod.phx3.secureserver.net ([72.167.218.225] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5533496 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:13:14 +0200 Received: from localhost ([72.167.218.245]) by p3plwbeout04-04.prod.phx3.secureserver.net with bizsmtp id WdDE1o0015JG3DC01dDEJ0; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:13:14 -0700 X-SID: WdDE1o0015JG3DC01 Received: (qmail 25790 invoked by uid 99); 25 Jul 2014 13:13:14 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-Originating-IP: 209.117.47.248 User-Agent: Workspace Webmail 5.7.1 Message-Id: <20140725061312.89259f98f291d771214680e8971719cb.e39a131930.wbe@email04.secureserver.net> To: "After Effects Mail List" Subject: RE: [AE] GPU upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1 Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:13:12 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Ebay > macvidcards. For $700 you can get an efi-flashed GTX780 that=0Aenab= les your boot screen and is a fantastic performer for just your=0Apurposes.= If you must stick to $500 or below, a 570 is the best=0Abang-for-the-buck= card he offers, at ~$450.=0A=0A=0ARobert W. Walker=0AWalkerSound=0AWalker/= Fitzgibbon TV & Film=0ALos Angeles CA USA=0A=0A> -------- Original Message = --------=0A> Subject: Re: [AE] GPU upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1=0A> From: "Bruce= Tovsky" =0A> Date: Fri, July 25, 2014 8:58 am=0A>= To: "After Effects Mail List" =0A> =0A> =0A> than= ks steve=0A> sadly, i don't think i can use these cards without sacrificing= the boot screen due to lack of efi. it's a pickle with this older machine = - i'd love to just chuck it and buy a new(er) one but am hampered by zero b= udget. i'm running into problems with Element 3D with my existing GPU - i'v= e tweaked everything else as much as i can: SSD boot drive, fibre connectiv= ity, RAM, etc. GPU is the last thing i can do, and it's frustrating that i = can't find an affordable solution, say something around $500. the other ste= p is moving up to CC (i'm CS6 now) and i'll likely do that soon as well.=0A= > cheers=0A> b=0A> =0A> On Jul 24, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steve Oakley wrote:=0A> =0A> > I have a nV K5000 which is a beast. bas= ically any current gen 780 or prev gen 680 nV card with at least 2gb of Vra= m will be a big upgrade. ideally get a card with 3 or 4gb of Vram. =0A> > = =0A> > I'd also highly recommend a 256gb (min) SSD for system HD if you are= still using a spinning drive. It'll make a dramatic difference in machine = performance along with a good GPU upgrade. if your spinning disc is 4+ year= s old or even the original drive replacing it will be a big difference. th= is will really help AE caching along with normal system performance.=0A> > = =0A> > between doing the two it'll feel like a new machine :) and moving t= he CC 2014 is also a great performance upgrade too.=0A> > =0A> > S=0A> > = =0A> > On Jul 24, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Bruce Tovsky = wrote:=0A> > =0A> >> hi all=0A> >> apologies for the crosspost. i'm in the = need of a GPU bump on my early 2008 mac pro (2x3ghz Quad Core Xeon / 32 gb = ram / os x 10.8.5) that's hosting a Avid Nitris DX running MC 7.0.4 and Aft= er Effects CS6) and i'm looking for some real world advice. i've snooped ar= ound quite a bit, am now familiar with the options available to me: PC card= s that work but will sacrifice the boot screen due to lack of EFI support; = older mac compatible cards that aren't that much more horsepower than my cu= rrent NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB (which is just not quite enough for Elem= ent 3D and some other After Effects related tasks on the same machine); or = newer cards like the Sapphire 7950 3GB GDDR5 Mac Edition, which some people= say works but that the manufacturer and vendors like OWC say doesn't. budg= et doesn't have the wiggle room for a newer Mac Pro, and i can't take the p= lunge for the newest Mac Pro anytime soon. my current system is running wel= l overall, but it's bogging down with some heavier after effects use.=0A> >= > any help would be appreciated. i've searched all of the forums and usual = places, and found a lot of useful info, but no lightbulb moment.=0A> >> che= ers=0A> >> bruce=0A> >> =0A> >> =0A> >> =0A> >> +---End of message---+=0A> = >> To unsubscribe send any message to =0A> > = =0A> > =0A> > +---End of message---+=0A> > To unsubscribe send any message = to =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> +---End of message---+= =0A> To unsubscribe send any message to